Introduction : intelligence and the empire -- The origins of the Intelligence Branch at the War Office -- Charles Wilson and the birth of an intelligence department at the War POffice, 1870-1873 -- Under the shadow of the bear : the rise and fall of
the Intelligence Branch, 1873-1885 -- Henry Brackenbury and the revival of War Office intelligence, 1886-1895 -- From the Intelligence Division to the general staff : the South African War and War Office intelligence, 1896-1904 -- The British tactical intelligence system in the nineteenth century -- British tactical intelligence in the South African War, 1899-1902 -- David Henderson and the tactical intelligence system, 1902-1914 -- Preparation for a European war : British strategic intelligence, 1904-1914 -- Conclusion : British military intelligence on the eve of the Great War.
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